GRE Word List
ELLIPTICAL
of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| calculated | apt |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| recast | to cast again |
| throes | pang |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| fete | festival |